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Funeral for Iran Revolutionary Guard
A funeral is held in Tehran for Gen Hassan Shateri, a commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard recently killed while travelling from Syria to Lebanon.
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VIDEO: Oscar Pistorius 'lives on the edge'
Last year New York Times Magazine contributor Michael Sokolove wrote an extensive profile on Oscar Pistorius. He says he is "shocked" that the athlete is facing a murder charge.
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Blue-screen effects pioneer dies
Oscar-winning visual effects pioneer Petro Vlahos - who pioneered blue and green-screen techniques used by thousands of movies - dies aged 96.
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Tottenham 2-1 Lyon
Gareth Bale scores two free-kicks as Tottenham beat Lyon in a Europa League round of 32 meeting full of stunning goals.
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Lutton chosen as unionist candidate
The son of a murdered RUC reservist is selected as the single unionist candidate to contest the Mid Ulster by-election.
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Warren Buffett in $28bn Heinz deal
US billionaire Warren Buffett's investment firm Berkshire Hathaway is to buy food giant Heinz in a $28bn (£18bn) deal, the biggest to date in the food industry.
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Arrests in horsemeat investigation
Police probing alleged horsemeat mislabelling arrest two men near Aberystwyth and one in Todmorden, West Yorkshire on suspicion of fraud offences.
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VIDEO: Bulb still glowing after 130 years
A light bulb which was first turned on in 1883 is still shining at a house in Lancashire.
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Jail for city officer who stole $53m
A city financial officer in small Illinois city has been sentenced to almost 20 years in prison for stealing $53m (£34m) over two decades.
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Man and woman die after avalanche
A man and a woman die and a man is critically injured after being caught in an avalanche in the Highlands of Scotland.
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Third of Scots councils set budgets
A third of Scotland's local authorities have been debating and voting on their budget plans for the coming year.
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Pipe bomb found in security alert
A pipe bomb is found during a security alert on the Forthriver Road in north Belfast.
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Bolivia stokes Chile border tension
Bolivia's President Evo Morales renews his calls for the release of three soldiers arrested in Chile, marking the anniversary of the War of the Pacific.
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Ex-priest jailed for abusing boys
A retired Church of England priest from East Sussex is jailed for 11 sexual offences against boys.
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School burgers 'clear of horse DNA'
A company that makes burgers supplied to Northern Ireland schools that were recalled, says tests show they are clear of horse DNA.
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Gandhi letter sells for £115,000
A letter typed by Mahatma Gandhi pleading for his release from detention is sold for £115,000 - about 10 times the expected price.
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Man held over Chetham's school abuse
A man is arrested by police investigating allegations of historical sex abuse at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester.
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Bloody Sunday families £50,000 offer
The BBC has learnt that the families of those killed on Bloody Sunday have been offered £50,000 each in compensation.
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VIDEO: French claim horsemeat 'mislabelled'
Ministers in France claim meat processing firm Spanghero has been engaged in "fraud", an accusation the company denies.
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400 jobs created by Virgin Media
Virgin Media says it is creating 400 jobs in Swansea, Manchester and Birmingham to meet growing demand for its TV and broadband services.
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